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The 1982 Supreme Court ruling in Plyler v. Doe, which guarantees undocumented children access to public K‑12 education, faced multiple state‑level challenges in 2025. While most attempts stalled,...

Texas A&M confirmed it will not reinstate Melissa McCoul after her September firing over a classroom gender-identity lesson, the university’s system vice chancellor for academic affairs concluded...

New College of Florida has been transformed under Governor Ron DeSantis’ overhaul, with curricular and personnel shifts that moved the formerly progressive liberal-arts campus toward a...

A surge of opinion and analysis argues that humanities faculties and campus expression are under renewed constraint, with critics pointing to limits on syllabi, hiring, and classroom debate. At...

Legal and legislative moves in 2025 have prompted renewed scrutiny of Plyler v. Doe — the 1982 Supreme Court ruling guaranteeing undocumented children access to K‑12 public education. Education...

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott boosted support for historically Black colleges and universities in 2025, contributing more than $700 million to HBCUs this year and more than $1.2 billion since...

Thought leaders across top management programs outlined 2026 as the year business schools move from AI experimentation to deliberate strategy, emphasizing judgment, ethics and human skills...

Business‑school leaders and admissions experts are warning applicants about recurring application errors while offering research‑backed strategies to support student success and avoid burnout....

Employers and hiring platforms are accelerating a shift toward skills‑based recruitment: Coursera and other industry leaders argue microcredentials will shape 2026 hiring, while research shows...

OpenAI’s public hiring for a $555,000 “head of preparedness” signals major AI developers are staffing up for safety, resilience and reputational risk — a move Sam Altman framed as necessary amid...

Sam Altman’s public remarks expressing envy for Gen‑Z dropouts who have the ‘mental space’ to build startups crystallize a debate over the value of formal degrees versus direct entrepreneurial...

MacKenzie Scott has poured large, unrestricted gifts into historically Black colleges and universities, and campus leaders report the money is changing hiring and program priorities. Scott donated...

State political control and campus policy shifts are remaking parts of higher education. Florida’s governor moved to overhaul New College of Florida, replacing faculty priorities and academic...

Business‑school admissions officers warn that avoidable application errors are costing qualified candidates seats in top MBA classes. Former admissions directors detail seven recurring mistakes —...

Employers are increasingly shifting from résumé‑driven recruitment to skills‑based assessments and microcredentials, forcing higher education and career centers to adapt. Coursera’s CEO and...

Tech leaders and researchers signaled sharply different but related implications for students and careers as AI advances. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he is ‘‘envious’’ of today’s Gen Z dropouts for...

New labor‑market data is reshaping student and career‑center advice: a list of 15 high‑paying jobs that do not require four‑year degrees highlights well‑paid blue‑collar and technical roles — from...

Babson College named Dr. Errol Norwitz as executive director of its Kerry Murphy Healey Center, signaling a strategic push to apply entrepreneurship to health‑care problems. Norwitz, a...

Tech billionaires including Peter Thiel and Larry Page are reportedly preparing to leave California should a proposed one‑time wealth tax qualify for the ballot, a move that could reshape local...

Snowflake’s CEO predicted a shift in the AI ecosystem in 2026 that will matter for university research, IT procurement and curriculum: he expects Big Tech’s model dominance to loosen, wider access...